The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-25
LAKES LASHED TO FURY.
SEVERAL VESSELS DRIVEN ON THE
ROCKS BY THE GALE

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Been Lost-Snow Driven Along in
Binding Clouds-Heroic Rescues Ac-
complshed by Several Life-Saving
Crews.
MILWAUKEE, Oct M.-The gale that pre-
vailed Saturday night on the lake is
reported to have been the severeSt of the
season by vessel masters. 1t continued last
night with flurries of snow. The wind blew
forty five miles an hour all day yesterday,
and large fleet was in the harbor for
shelter. At o'clock this morning the
schooner Male, of Chicago, was wrecked
here and is total loss. She struck 150 feet
off shore, and for half an hour the six men
comprising her crew clung desperately to
the rigging, while the seas broke clear over
them. The life saving crew rescued them
nearly exhausted. No other wrecks are
| reported.
SEVERE AT MARQUETTE.
MARQUETTE, MICH, Oct. PA storm
almost the exact parallel in intensity, and
direction of wind and the amount of snow
fall as that which caused such havoc here
on Nov. II last year, set in at daylight yes
terday. The wind blew from the northeast
to the north, forty miles an hour all day,
while binding snow storm ragged, making
the gale doubly dangerous for vessels.
The captain and crew of the schooner
George Sherman have reached this city and
report the Sherman total wreck in Shot
Point, about ten miles from Marquette.
The Alva Bradley struck at about the same
place a little before, and Capt, Clifford
thinks her crew also escaped. The Sher-
mans crew took to the boats While going
ashore the mainmast fell across a boat
without injuring anyone. All were saved.
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afternoon and kept wandering around in
the woods until o'clock in a binding snow
storm, almost dead from exhaustion,
| dragging the woman cook on
litter When they reached the railroad
track they tagged on one train bound for
Marquette. 1t is believed that the crew of
the Bradley are now roaming around in
the woods in the terrible.storm and the city
Marshal with a gang of fifteen men, has
gone to find them if possible. The Lawrence
is also probably lost as she passed Salt
St Marie Yesterday for portage entray.
The Wapnipate cleared for here just before
the storm came on, and will certainly come
TO trouble.
BRAVED AND OUTRODE THE STORM.
SALT ST. MARIE, Oct 24-The Central
Pacific railway steamship Alberta arrived
here this morning from Port Arthur, being
the only vessel attempting to face the gale
which ragged on Lake Superior yesterday.
Capt. Anderson stated that the boat never
| experienced such trip.
The Lake Superior Transit Company's
steamer India, with two other vessels, are
under cover of Iroquois Point.
Fourteen other vessels are
nine at Whiskey point. None of the vessels
dare go out in such a sea. A terrible north
gale started Saturday morning and changed
Sunday morning to a northeast gale, ac-
companied by binding storm. Messrs.
Hickler aud Green's dredge, which started
from Mackinaw in tow of the tug Anna
Males, has not been heard of. Fears are
expressed for their safety. No other disas-
ters are reported as yet. The storm still
RACES
CREWS NARROW ESCAPE.
CLEVELAND, Oct 24-The three-masted
schooner Zach Chandler, of Cleveland left
Ashtabula, with coal, for Escaba, at o'clock
Sunday morning. Last night she was driven
on a bar off Mobiles station, on the Lake
Shore railroad. All night long waves broke
over the decks, and the officers and
crew, ten in number, were compelled to lash
themselves to the rigging. At 8 O'clock this
morning the disaster was reported at this
port, and Captain Goodwin, of the life saw
ing station, went to the rescue on a special
train. The crew was rescued after consider
able difficulty.
The schooner J. F. Joy, ore laden, went
on the rocks in attempting to enter Ashta
bula harbor and sunk. The crew was res
cued
HEAVY GALE AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Oct 24.-There was a heavy
wind all yesterday and last night, blowing
with almost the velocity of cyclone, and
much damage to exposed vessels may be ex-
pected. 1t extended over the Erie Lake
region, and all night had velocity of about
forty miles Beyond one or two trivial ac-
cidents, no injury to shipping was reported
in the local port. No vessels which have
arrived from the outside suffered anything
worth mentioning.
TWO BARGES LOST.
SAND BEACH, Mich, Oct 24.-The pro-
peller Oswegatchie came in early this morn
ing and reported that while eight miles
above the harbor at II O'Clock last night,
with the barges Dolphin and Morris in tow.
the line parted and the barges went adrift.
The Dolphin was water-logged. The Morris
seemed all right, but neither boat could have
lived the night out
BROKEN UP BY THE WAVES.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. PA large vessel
went to pieces on the beach at Nabb village,
about ten miles east of this city, this morn
ing. The waves broke the ship to pieces
and the crew was lashed to the rigging
The life saving crew rowed to the scene in
their boats.
THE BLOW AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct PA great gale
swept over this city this morning. the wind
attaining maximum velocity Of sixty-six
miles per hour. One house was blown down
Shade trees, signs and windows suffered
terribly No serious damage is reported
from the lake.
SUNK WITH FIVE MEN.
DALHoUsE, ONT, Oct. 24.-The barge
Oriental coal laden, bound from Charlotte
to Irene, in tow of the propeller Scotia,
broke her line during the severe weather
last night, and sunk with all hands-five
men.
A HURRICANE AT PORT coLBokNE.
PoRT CoLBoRNE, ONT, Oct "A. The hur-
ricane which visited this vicinity to-day was
the worst storm which has occurred here
for several years Barns sheds, outhouses,
fences and chimneys were blown down.
Only Wild Western Yarn.
Fort SMITH, ARK, Oct. 24.--The re-
ported fight between vigilants and outlaws
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